White Day
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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In Japan,Valentine’s Day is celebrated in a very unique style. It is the women who present gifts to men.
Photo by Glenn Waters ぐれんin Japan.
There is a strong tradition of women giving chocolates to men on Valentines Day. There are two types of chocolates, “Giri-choco” (obligation chocolate), and “Honmei-choco”.
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Giri-choco is meant to be for friends, colleagues, bosses, and close male friends. “Giri” means obligation hence this Giri-choco has no romance involved.
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On the other hand, Honmei-choco is given to a boyfriend, lover, or husband with true love. Japanese women often prepare the Honmei-choco by themselves as many of them think it is not true love if they just buy the ready made chocolate at shops.
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You will start seeing large displays of chocolate, often heart-shaped in department stores and grocery stores from mid-January. Days before the Valentine’s Day, stores get packed with a large variety of chocolates, the cooking tools, and women!
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The White day is celebrated in the 14th of Mars, it's very similar to Valentines Day but in this case men thank the women who gave them chocolates giving them a gift. The origin of this festivity was on 1965 when a marshmallow seller told to men that they should give something in return to women for the chocolates they received the last month
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Meanings...
Marshmallows(マシュマロ)~
“I am sorry, I am not interested in you!” Giving out marshmallows for White Day is considered “no interest” for the person.
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Cookies(クッキー)~
“You are my good friend!” Men give out cookies to women who they think “just friends” on White Day in Japan.
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Candies(キャンデー)~
“I love you too!” Guys pick candies as a gift to return to someone they love. Candies seem to be the one that shows the true love to a special woman.
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